JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Vaccination Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said that her party welcomed the decision from BPOM because it had recommended the AstraZeneca type vaccine to be distributed and used in the national vaccination program.
Apart from BPOM, the Ministry of Health also welcomed the MUI's decision to allow the use of AstraZeneca vaccine products with the aim of the community getting out of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency.
"The government's commitment to realizing safe and halal vaccinations is continuously being carried out," said Siti Nadia in a press conference broadcast online, Friday, March 19.
MUI, continued Nadia, has also said that it is obligatory for all Muslims throughout Indonesia to participate in the COVID-19 vaccination program implemented by the government. In order to realize group immunity and be free from the COVID-19 outbreak.
"We are sure that this vaccine has gone through a thorough transformation, purified repeatedly at every point in the manufacturing process which is finally clean, good for all human beings anywhere in the world. Including us Muslims from Indonesia," explained Nadia.
As additional information, he continued, the AstraZeneca vaccine has also been approved by more than 70 countries in the world. Including the countries of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt, Algeria and Morocco. And many Islamic councils around the world have stated the attitude that the vaccine is allowed to be used.
In fact, MUI through fatwa No. 14 of 2021 has also determined the permissibility of using AstraZeneca for current vaccination use.
"The AstraZeneca vaccine that we will use has also been registered on the emergency use list or the list of vaccines for the use of an emergency permit from the WHO. As well as having obtained an emergency use permit from the BPOM," he explained.
"This vaccine also has efficacy that exceeds the standards set by WHO. This means that this product is guaranteed to be safe for use by all Indonesian people. Including people who are over 60 years of age," added Nadia.
The Ministry of Health urges people to have no reason to hesitate to participate in the vaccination program. According to Nadia, it is important to know that the AstraZeneca vaccine is a vaccine that has a viral vector that does not contain products of animal origin, as has been confirmed by WHO and the UK health products authority.
"In a pandemic emergency, the available vaccines are the best vaccines to use," said Nadia.
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